Saturday, November 01, 2025

The Social Media Abbreviations Confusing People the Most

New findings reveal the social media abbreviations that are confusing people the most, and FB' has come in first place.

Posted by LampLighter at 07:33 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink

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More from the article ...

... These insights come from the website design agency ProfileTree who gathered a list of acronyms and initialisms most commonly used on social media, such as FYI' and LOL'. The firm analysed the monthly search volume of each acronym with search terms like what does FYI mean' and ranked these from highest to lowest searches to reveal the top 10 most confusing.

Top 10 Most Confusing Social Media Abbreviations ...

Rank Abbreviation Monthly Searches
1 FB 364,274
2 TIME 212,240
3 ATM 103,356
4 BB 99,615
5 DL 87,000
6 MSG 55,911
7 LOL 54,969
8 AMA 51,948
9 GG 44,624
10 BBL 39,801
...


[the article goes on to explain those abbreviations ....]


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-30 10:12 PM

I was kinda surprised LOL was ambigulous.

:)

(and, yeah, I messed up the format of that table. Oops.)

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-30 10:14 PM

Surprised that TLA didn't make the list.

#3 | Posted by Charliecharles at 2025-10-31 07:25 PM

@#3

Well, one looks like FLA ...

:)


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-01 07:40 PM

TLDR

#5 | Posted by cbob at 2025-11-01 08:53 PM

FAFO

#6 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-11-02 01:09 AM

re: #8

God bless the various plonk functions

#7 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-11-02 01:22 AM

Lamp posted from the future, wtf???

#8 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-11-02 01:22 AM

Lamp, you're post is timestamped at 1:47am. It was listed as post number 8 when I tried replying. What in IT is going on? Curious

#9 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-11-02 01:24 AM

TIL

#10 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-02 01:26 AM

@#7

How to Spot Idiots on Social Media: The Many Signs
medium.com

... Even Mark Cuban, billionaire and social media personality, waded into this topic with his infamous quote:

"I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet. I want to know who the morons are."

His point? Foolishness has a way of revealing itself " especially online.

Five Common Signs of Idiocy Online

Social media offers endless opportunities for connection, but it also magnifies poor behavior. Here are the red flags to watch for: ...


#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-02 01:47 AM

^"your". Oof

#12 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-11-02 02:19 AM

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